ADHD Assessment Service

A guide for clinicians

About this service.

The ADHD Right to Choose Assessment Service is commissioned by NHS Herefordshire & Worcestershire to support Primary Care in delivering safe, compliant assessments for adults on a Right to Choose basis diagnosed with ADHD.

This service is delivered by Vertis Health—Worcestershire’s GP Federation—and led by a team of UKAAN-trained clinicians working in close partnership with local practices.

Who can be referred to this service?

This service is suitable for patients who:

  • Are aged 18 or over

  • Are registered with a GP in Worcestershire

  • Are suspected to have symptoms of ADHD and who may benefit from an assessment, diagnosis and treatment

  • Are not dependent on alcohol or other substances

  • Have not already had a diagnosis as a child or adult, unless requiring a reassessment to allow them to resume medication due to a >12 month lapse.

Please note: This is an assessment service. Requests for review should be referred on eRS via the service ADHD Reviews Service Vertis Health Worcestershire.

How can I refer a patient into this service?

If you would like to refer a patient on a one-off basis, you can do so via eRS. Please search for ADHD Assessment Service Vertis Health Worcestershire Y00459.

This is located under the speciality Neurology and the clinic type Cognitive Disorders.  

For any clinical concerns where a rapid ADHD assessment is required, GPs can refer via eRS and select Urgent. These will be prioritised within 5 working days.

We also maintain open communication lines via:

  • Email, to the usual Vertis Health inbox

  • Direct telephone booking line for patient or practice queries on 01905 671753

If you would like to reach out for more information on referrals, please do not hesitate to do so.

Supporting Shared Care.

Safe, Specialist Support for GP-Led ADHD Management

The ADHD Right to Choose service is built to support the NHS Herefordshire & Worcestershire Shared Care Agreement, ensuring a structured, safe, and collaborative model for ongoing ADHD treatment in primary care.

Vertis Health acts as your clinical support partner—delivering high-quality annual ADHD medication reviews on behalf of practices. Here’s what that means in practice.

Comprehensive Assessments

Our clinicians are:

  • UKAAN-trained in ADHD diagnosis, treatment and prescribing

  • GP-led, ensuring local expertise and relevance

  • Supported by robust EMIS-based templates to standardise care and record outcomes into your patient records in real time

Each assessment includes:

  • Full clinical and psychosocial assessment

  • Behaviour and symptom discussion, including how these relate to and impact everyday life

  • Full developmental and psychiatric history

  • Review of contraindications and comorbidities

  • Where required, titration for medication and monitoring until appropriate for Shared Care

  • Clear documentation and outcome summary recorded directly into EMIS

Prescribing - what we do, and what we don’t

If during assessment medication is deemed appropriate initiate titration (if appropriate), following HWICB pathways. You will be updated at each stage, and prescribing responsibility will only transfer once dose is stable.

We’ll also:

  • Initiate and titrate new medication only when clinically indicated

  • Provide clear titration plans aligned with HWICB Shared Care Guidance

  • Arrange ECGs at our Redditch HQ where required

Communication & Signposting

We believe in proactive and clear communication and signposting:

  • All reviews are recorded in your patient’s EMIS record

  • Urgent issues trigger an EMIS task to your practice

  • You’ll be notified if a patient disengages from the assessments pathway

  • Where new mental or physical health issues are identified, patients are signposted to a variety of local resources and services